Geography predictions/thoughts (1 Viewer)

[quokka]

tbh i think its only me and @melanie_o who do geo so but hopefully this is useful to the other years cuz new syllabus

 

[sakinluvo]

I think there's gonna be a structured essay. More worried about skills at the moment

 

[quokka]

I think there's gonna be a structured essay. More worried about skills at the moment

me too hello other person who does geo

 

[quokka]

I think there's gonna be a structured essay. More worried about skills at the moment

alltho for cssa trial it was structured then an essay so idk

 

[sakinluvo]

alltho for cssa trial it was structured then an essay so idk

I didn't do cssa but mine was a structured then a normal essay. perhaps this is how the essays are?

 

[melanie_o]

I think there's gonna be a structured essay. More worried about skills at the moment

Yes, that is correct. Section III is a structured extended response, whilst Section IV is an unstructured extended response (both out of 20). The good thing is that you know that one essay will be on ecosystems and global biodiversity, whilst the other will be on rural and urban places (it will never be on global sustainability).

 

[melanie_o]

I think there's gonna be a structured essay. More worried about skills at the moment

The skills in the new syllabus are almost identical to the previous syllabus. That is, that NESA archive will still be useful for skills.

 

[melanie_o]

And remember, NESA is REALLY STRESSING on sustainability and linkages. Know these in depth. Have sustainability development goals (SDG's) for all your case studies, making sure you can condense each case study down to its spatial pattern, location and character, and linkages.

 

[sakinluvo]

I suck so bad at skills its unbelievable, I don't know why I can get near full marks on other sections but skills just goes down the drain

 

[Dresden]

Our Geo teacher suggested that cause it's a new syllabus they might lean towards asking the essay question on one of the entirely new sections of the syllabus e.g. Large City outside of Australia (Analyse the challenges facing ONE large city outside of Australia). I also think it's kinda weird a bunch of the Trial Papers (CSSA for example) have not required reference to stimulus in Section III - just judging by the sample from NESA and the fact they wrote "the purpose is for students to connect stimulus to their own knowledge" I reckon there's a good chance all parts will require reference directly to stimulus.

 

[DBKF]

alltho for cssa trial it was structured then an essay so idk

Do you know where to find the CSSA trial? I can't find any past papers anywhere!

 

[quokka]

Do you know where to find the CSSA trial? I can't find any past papers anywhere!

i can send it to you if you want

 

[quokka]

Our Geo teacher suggested that cause it's a new syllabus they might lean towards asking the essay question on one of the entirely new sections of the syllabus e.g. Large City outside of Australia (Analyse the challenges facing ONE large city outside of Australia). I also think it's kinda weird a bunch of the Trial Papers (CSSA for example) have not required reference to stimulus in Section III - just judging by the sample from NESA and the fact they wrote "the purpose is for students to connect stimulus to their own knowledge" I reckon there's a good chance all parts will require reference directly to stimulus.

where did you find the sample from nesa?

 

[quokka]

I suck so bad at skills its unbelievable, I don't know why I can get near full marks on other sections but skills just goes down the drain

anyway yeah im the same as you completely i get full marks always in every section but skills

 

[quokka]

like i dropped maths for a reason i cant do it so why am i doing it again broski

 

[Dresden]

where did you find the sample from nesa?

If you go to the Geography Syllabus on the NESA Website go to the Tab "Assessment" and they have a sample HSC paper down the bottom very much recommend doing it!

 

[melanie_o]

Our Geo teacher suggested that cause it's a new syllabus they might lean towards asking the essay question on one of the entirely new sections of the syllabus e.g. Large City outside of Australia (Analyse the challenges facing ONE large city outside of Australia). I also think it's kinda weird a bunch of the Trial Papers (CSSA for example) have not required reference to stimulus in Section III - just judging by the sample from NESA and the fact they wrote "the purpose is for students to connect stimulus to their own knowledge" I reckon there's a good chance all parts will require reference directly to stimulus.

Thank you so much for this king!

 

[DBKF]

i can send it to you if you want

Yes please, thank you so much!

 

[DBKF]

If you go to the Geography Syllabus on the NESA Website go to the Tab "Assessment" and they have a sample HSC paper down the bottom very much recommend doing it!

Oh yeah, that's the only past paper that I have my hands on atm

 

[sakinluvo]

Im starting realise that Geography might be cooked. I wish we didn't have a new syllabus ngl